Human Rights
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Analysis: Victims of violence in East Wollega endure dire situations, hesitant to return home citing lingering insecurity despite officials urge otherwise
Thousands of civilians displaced from Gida Ayana district were first sheltered in school compounds. Photo: Gida Ayana communication bureau By…
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News: Ethiopia asks US support to terminate mandate of UN Human Rights Experts
From left: Mohamed Chande Othman, ICHREE Chairperson, Radhika Coomaraswamy and Steven Ratner, members Addis Abeba – Ethiopia has asked the…
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The Interview: Transitional Justice crucial to reveal of truth, victim compensation, prosecute perpetrators’ and avoid similar acts: EHRC Deputy Chief Commissioner
Rakeb Mesele, EHRC Deputy Chief Commissioner Photo: EHRC Addis Abeba – In the last four or five years, human rights…
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News: HRW calls for independent investigations in the war-ravaged areas of Ethiopia to ensure effective transitional justice
A woman sits at a school being used to house people displaced by fighting, in the city of Mekelle in…
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Feature: Systematically smuggled and abused: Victims of child trafficking crowd streets of Addis Abeba
By Getahun Legesse @Birmaduu2 Addis Abeba – Abraham Abebe is only eight-years old; he was sitting on a pavement in…
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News: Ethiopia Rights Council urges release of four staff detained while on assignment to asses complaints of ongoing houses demolition in Addis Abeba
One of the dozens of pictures received by Addis Standard showing a recently demolished house. Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian…
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News: Former deputy spy chief, eight others due for release after sentences of three to five years in prison
Yared Zerihun Addis Abeba – The Federal High Court, Lideta division yesterday sentenced nine defendants, including Yared Zerihun, former deputy…
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News: Ethiopia loses second attempt to defund resources for UN rights experts
Millions are displaced in the Tigray region over the course of the two year war. Photo: MSF Addis Abeba –…
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Analysis:A year after their Gada leaders’ brutal execution Karrayyu community get “neither justice nor peace”
By Alemitu Homa @alemituhoma Addis Abeba – On 31 November around 41 members of Gada leaders of the pastoralist Karrayyu…
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